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and once mitch mcconnell and john boehner stuck out their necks, of course president obama had to make a deal. he need to have a congress that he can work with. when one party steps out and asks you to the dance, you don't walk away unless you never ever want to dance with them again. that's what democracy is all about, compromise. even messy compromise. so we progressives we need to get real. anyone who demands purity is just never going to get a deal. if you really want a perfect deal, then get more house progressives elected and make nancy pelosi speaker again in 2014. until then this is a step in the right direction. joining me now is michael tomski nice to have you back notice "the war room." >> nice to be here. happy new year. >> jennifer: happy new year to you. do you think progressives should be upset with this deal? >> no i'm with you the whole way. i'll make two points on policy on substance, the one thing that stuck out to me which you mentioned but went over a little bit quickly, the unemployment insurance extend the republicans demanded no offset on that. ever since obama
and once mitch mcconnell and john boehner stuck out their necks, of course president obama had to make a deal. he need to have a congress that he can work with. when one party steps out and asks you to the dance, you don't walk away unless you never ever want to dance with them again. that's what democracy is all about, compromise. even messy compromise. so we progressives we need to get real. anyone who demands purity is just never going to get a deal. if you really want a perfect deal, then...
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you're sounding like the mitch mcconnell actually demonizes people. >> mitch mcconnell said his top priority, we were in the midst of a depression nearly and his top priority was to deny barack obama a second term before he had even completed one-fourth of his first term. you had a republican party whose young guns in the house met on inauguration eve to plot the total full spectrum obstruction of anything this president tried to do. >>> i just want to play some more of mitch mcconnell for our edification. mcconnell was asked by a member of the crowd today at that meeting a conservative group about impeaching obama. here's his answer. >> i'm pretty confident the house of representatives controlled by the opposition is going to have a thorough investigation at least two committees that i'm aware of, the committee headed by darrell issa and the one by dave kemp are pursuing this in a methodical way. i don't think we ought to jump to any conclusions. we ought to let the facts take us where they take us. >> well, wait a minute here. what is he saying? it's again this clever conflation and intima
you're sounding like the mitch mcconnell actually demonizes people. >> mitch mcconnell said his top priority, we were in the midst of a depression nearly and his top priority was to deny barack obama a second term before he had even completed one-fourth of his first term. you had a republican party whose young guns in the house met on inauguration eve to plot the total full spectrum obstruction of anything this president tried to do. >>> i just want to play some more of mitch...
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senate, mitch mcconnell, for making this happen. he called this a domestic process. he said nobody is really happy 100% with the deal but it was not enough time for a larger deal. he also said he is taking another hard-line in the upcoming fight over the debt and selling. he warned congressional republicans it would be a tough fight. as gerry sandusky said, the yeas have it, . >> another look of the 7 day forecast. nothing to talk about there. really quite weather the next several days. maybe some sprinkles on flurries. >> the a la carte game. >> thank you for joining us. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> announcer: it's "the tonight show with jay leno," featuring rickey minor and "the tonight show" band. tonight, jay welcomes -- from the new movie "skyfall" daniel craig. animals with dave salmoni.
senate, mitch mcconnell, for making this happen. he called this a domestic process. he said nobody is really happy 100% with the deal but it was not enough time for a larger deal. he also said he is taking another hard-line in the upcoming fight over the debt and selling. he warned congressional republicans it would be a tough fight. as gerry sandusky said, the yeas have it, . >> another look of the 7 day forecast. nothing to talk about there. really quite weather the next several days....
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when that fell apart, though, mitch mcconnell did step in. these are old-time senate folks who have been together, as you said, for a long time. i think they pride themselves as deal-makers in the end. i think they stepped in, biden was happy to do so. he likes to be involved. going forward, though, it is interesting because we're going to have another fight within a couple months on both the debt ceiling and the sequestration, the sequester cuts are going to come forward. they're going to have to figure out what to do, because it's only a delay. and so, you're going to have this happen again. so you might look to see what cue the white house sends by how involved vice president biden is going forward. >> well, steve, let's talk about that. the one big issue that was not dealt with are the spending cuts, simply put on hold for two months that, by the way, seems to be the timeline for the debt ceiling debate to heat up again. for all the things this bill deals with, how big a failure was it not to address the sequester? >> well, it clearly was
when that fell apart, though, mitch mcconnell did step in. these are old-time senate folks who have been together, as you said, for a long time. i think they pride themselves as deal-makers in the end. i think they stepped in, biden was happy to do so. he likes to be involved. going forward, though, it is interesting because we're going to have another fight within a couple months on both the debt ceiling and the sequestration, the sequester cuts are going to come forward. they're going to have...
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case in point, mitch mcconnell. what did you really think when you heard him say the way he intends to get re-elected is to hammer anyone who might be talking about running against him? any newspaper that might cause him trouble along the way. does it surprise you, he, the senate republican leader who said his number one goal following president obama's inauguration was to detroy him, does it surprise you that he would be sitting there listening to an opp researcher talk about a possible opponent, ashley judd, being emotionally unbalanced? tonight we learn from yet another type -- yet another tape, rather -- what it's like to be in a room with a big name politician and to learn firsthand, again, that they're pretty much the way you figured them. i love these tapes, by the way. i hope they're legal because i think they're great. i'm joined right now by nbc news political director, chief white house correspondent, chuck todd, and the "huffington post's" howard fineman. i want to start with howard tonight. you've got t
case in point, mitch mcconnell. what did you really think when you heard him say the way he intends to get re-elected is to hammer anyone who might be talking about running against him? any newspaper that might cause him trouble along the way. does it surprise you, he, the senate republican leader who said his number one goal following president obama's inauguration was to detroy him, does it surprise you that he would be sitting there listening to an opp researcher talk about a possible...
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mcconnell, and i think mitch mcconnell's basic stance, which is that we'll take the federal government's money, but we don't like the federal government, is the kind that sells in kentucky. and it's sold time and time again. >> focuses on jobs, he's going to be playing defense like this. i don't think it's going to work. i'm going to back to what i've said, a democrat should be for jobs, jobs, jobs, black community, anybody in kentucky, you're always stronger, even if you fail, if you're fighting for jobs. thank you, a.b., thank you howard fineman. we'll be right back after this. >>> let me finish tonight with this. i'm profoundly impressed by the power the african-american vote this early century, despite efforts to keep people from getting there is a solid, good thing for the country, a display of civil energy that promises to enliven this country politically. people who vote control things, people that don't just get to complain about things. the big republican mistake was to take the wrong side on the civil rights struggle. the irony, they had it right in the early '60s, it's when th
mcconnell, and i think mitch mcconnell's basic stance, which is that we'll take the federal government's money, but we don't like the federal government, is the kind that sells in kentucky. and it's sold time and time again. >> focuses on jobs, he's going to be playing defense like this. i don't think it's going to work. i'm going to back to what i've said, a democrat should be for jobs, jobs, jobs, black community, anybody in kentucky, you're always stronger, even if you fail, if you're...
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mitch mcconnell. the story here is what's going on in the room and he turned it into who told you. >> two ways, and the media went for it, by and large, because the magic letters "fbi," they carry a whole lot of weight. that's number one. the other thing he did and his aides did is scream about the left conspiracy. >> but the key thing there is, and i wrote a piece for huff post about this just now, talking about my sources in kentucky, mitch mcconnell still, even to this day, has a problem with the conservative base. >> losing the primary. >> of the republican party in kentucky. at the bottom of the transcript david got, there's a throwaway line the aides say, don't worry, boss, we're going to look at the primary challengers, too. >> let's go with that, is this whole -- i'm bringing the fbi in, by the way, these hard ass conservatives, we don't like the big government coming in and intruding, first thing he does, calls in the fbi, not the local cops, the fbi. what is this? love big government, don't
mitch mcconnell. the story here is what's going on in the room and he turned it into who told you. >> two ways, and the media went for it, by and large, because the magic letters "fbi," they carry a whole lot of weight. that's number one. the other thing he did and his aides did is scream about the left conspiracy. >> but the key thing there is, and i wrote a piece for huff post about this just now, talking about my sources in kentucky, mitch mcconnell still, even to this...
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>> if you want to watch what happens in congress, watch mitch mcconnell. he's got a long-term friendship with joe biden. they've served together or did serve together for 20-some years in the senate and of course, biden served longer than senator mcconnell and these guys work together very well in the senate and they're working together very well now. it's absolutely the relationship to watch. we've seen the boehner-obama relationship fizzle. we've seen the reid-mcconnell relationship fizzle. there is no relationship to speak of between boehner and pelosi. so these are the two guys to watch and i've always told people, if you want a prediction of when a deal will be cut, wait for mitch mcconnell to release his prediction of what will be in the deal and you'll know the deal is within 24 hours of being made. >> i was waiting on you to recount the conversation that happened between speaker boehner and harry reid in the white house lobby. i'm glad you did not do that even though this is cable. >> it's a family show and now everybody goes to the internet to see
>> if you want to watch what happens in congress, watch mitch mcconnell. he's got a long-term friendship with joe biden. they've served together or did serve together for 20-some years in the senate and of course, biden served longer than senator mcconnell and these guys work together very well in the senate and they're working together very well now. it's absolutely the relationship to watch. we've seen the boehner-obama relationship fizzle. we've seen the reid-mcconnell relationship...
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this time harry reid is involved with mitch mcconnell. what do we anticipate happening during the course of today. >> was we speak, president obama has been out making peanut butter and jelly sandwiches with youngsters at this food pantry in d.c. to try to highlight some of the effects of the shutdown and to show many of the volunteers at this pantry are furloughed workers, folks who have not been working and using their time for a good cause. i think he's trying to kind of maybe some folks don't always have a ton of sympathy for government workers but he's certainly trying to show some there, as well. he will took this opportunity to really i think ratchet up a little bit of pressure on the house of representatives. he said there is some progress on the senate side. he said, but he also called the government shutdown completely unnecessary. he acknowledged, as well that there are certainly differences. and he said we stand a good chance, this is not a quote but just sort of broad strokes when he said we stand a good chance of defaulting
this time harry reid is involved with mitch mcconnell. what do we anticipate happening during the course of today. >> was we speak, president obama has been out making peanut butter and jelly sandwiches with youngsters at this food pantry in d.c. to try to highlight some of the effects of the shutdown and to show many of the volunteers at this pantry are furloughed workers, folks who have not been working and using their time for a good cause. i think he's trying to kind of maybe some...
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>> well, i think what mitch mcconnell was saying, and mitch mcconnell -- let's back up. he's been a fierce advocate for the first amendment since the beginning of the campaign finance reform. he's fought against the idea of cracking down on political parties. he believes firmly in the idea that we should have a political party that has a strong political system. he believes, and i tend to agree with him, that the president has done his best to demonize his opponents, especially after going after the koch brothers, the tea party groups. i think mitch mcconnell said -- >> mitch mcconnell is accusing somebody on the other side of demonizing? it's about obama, getting rid of obama, exterminating obama. just again, is there any personal line, draw your line, anything you want, between the president and the people and his bureaucrats -- i'll use that term neutrally, over the irs. why would these brats respond to anybody? they're in there for life. they're headless nails. why would they do what the president said in some speech? >> we have plenty of evidence and this has come o
>> well, i think what mitch mcconnell was saying, and mitch mcconnell -- let's back up. he's been a fierce advocate for the first amendment since the beginning of the campaign finance reform. he's fought against the idea of cracking down on political parties. he believes firmly in the idea that we should have a political party that has a strong political system. he believes, and i tend to agree with him, that the president has done his best to demonize his opponents, especially after...
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mitch mcconnell will be somebody who is going to fight for that. fight for that job and he is a tough political operator. and there is no other reason why you get to be someplace like being senate minority leader without having a tough skin. >> thank you. now let me bring in nbc justice correspondent pete williams with more. as i understand it, there has to be a formal request made to the fbi to investigate? you obviously know this better than anyone. what is the procedure here for the fbi or any federal investigators to get involved here? >> well, they've done it. they've called the u.s. attorney in louisville. and a federal official says that the fbi is looking into these allegations. tamron, there are three legal questions here. who made the tape? who disclosed the tape? then the question of legal liability for mother jones magazine. if nobody that was in the room engaged in the conversation, if someone else made that recording, then that would violate the federal, for want of a better term, the federal wiretap laws. if it was somebody in the me
mitch mcconnell will be somebody who is going to fight for that. fight for that job and he is a tough political operator. and there is no other reason why you get to be someplace like being senate minority leader without having a tough skin. >> thank you. now let me bring in nbc justice correspondent pete williams with more. as i understand it, there has to be a formal request made to the fbi to investigate? you obviously know this better than anyone. what is the procedure here for the...
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let's talk about mitch mcconnell. now, i guess it's okay, if you're very right wing, to support someone who says my number one job is to screw this presidency, make sure it's a disaster, make sure nothing gets done. nothing gets done. that seems to have been solved. the house members met the night that he was inaugurated in 2013. january. five years ago and said, let's make sure this guy gets nothing done. is that something vetters really want to see in the presidency? they will make sure nothing gets done. >> mitch mcconnell is going to tell kentucky voters in the general election that this president's health care law is unpopular. it's going to create tremendous anxiety. it's going to shudder small businesses, it's going to take your doctors away, it's going to raise your premiums. the economy is not going to recover. he's had five years. president obama's approval rating has stayed steady so far but we're looking at a midterm election where the democrats have to defend the implementation of obama care. mitch mcconn
let's talk about mitch mcconnell. now, i guess it's okay, if you're very right wing, to support someone who says my number one job is to screw this presidency, make sure it's a disaster, make sure nothing gets done. nothing gets done. that seems to have been solved. the house members met the night that he was inaugurated in 2013. january. five years ago and said, let's make sure this guy gets nothing done. is that something vetters really want to see in the presidency? they will make sure...
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mitch mcconnell is like the tasmanian devil of politics. he's going to run a real slash and burn candidacy there. i think he's got about $10 million in the bank. you've already heard from his people talking about this new primary challenger, calling him an east coast con man. their i think approach is going to be essentially that bevin isn't from around here, he's not one of them. >> well, you know, nia, we were going with gabrielle union, not the tasmanian devil as the analogy tonight. but you can mix it up. joe, what do you say to that? and tell us a little about the entire strategy because he did get beat in his back yard by the tea partiers and a man named jesse benton and now he's hired them. tell us about that. >> yes. jesse benton is actually rand paul's nephew in-law. he ran rand paul's election campaign. he did not run the primary campaign. that was run by a different campaign manager. jesse only came in after rand paul had beaten mitch mcconnell in that race, trey grayson. but mcconnell's got a problem in that he likes to go hard
mitch mcconnell is like the tasmanian devil of politics. he's going to run a real slash and burn candidacy there. i think he's got about $10 million in the bank. you've already heard from his people talking about this new primary challenger, calling him an east coast con man. their i think approach is going to be essentially that bevin isn't from around here, he's not one of them. >> well, you know, nia, we were going with gabrielle union, not the tasmanian devil as the analogy tonight....
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for knocking out mitch mcconnell. >> guess who catered chelsea's wedding? >> bill lundegran, alison's father. >> i love this because it's all the connections that make so much sense and nobody ever hears about them. thank you. excellent name on st. patrick's week. >>> get your pencils ready. when we return, i'm going to tell you what you can do for victims of gun violence in this country, especially those kids up in newtown, connecticut. you can do something. it's not hard. it's doable. you do it tonight. you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. [ bop ] [ bop ] you can do that all you want, i don't like v8 juice. [ male announcer ] how about v8 v-fusion. a full serving of vegetables, a full serving of fruit. but what you taste is the fruit. so even you... could've had a v8. a talking car. but i'll tell you what impresses me. a talking train. this ge locomotive can tell you exactly where it is, what it's carrying, while using less fuel. delivering whatever the world needs, when it needs it. ♪ after all, what's the point of talking if you don't h
for knocking out mitch mcconnell. >> guess who catered chelsea's wedding? >> bill lundegran, alison's father. >> i love this because it's all the connections that make so much sense and nobody ever hears about them. thank you. excellent name on st. patrick's week. >>> get your pencils ready. when we return, i'm going to tell you what you can do for victims of gun violence in this country, especially those kids up in newtown, connecticut. you can do something. it's not...
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they can't get anybody in the ring against mitch mcconnell. this plays into kentuckians resentment of government. they're taking up the guns. it's the evil irs. it's the revenuers and all that stuff. you hand that to mitch mcconnell, it's an extra 50,000 votes in rural kentucky. it just is. >> so the president, what can the president do, joe, right now, to meet this concern? i think it's a big one. i think this has got some legs. what does he do about the fact he's got, perhaps, bureaucrats, perhaps somebody at the high level of bureaucracy of the irs knew about this two years ago and had to flak it? remember they were denying it a year later after they knew about it in '12. knew about it in '11. denying it in '12. the pr person may have talked to the pr person in the white house. they're always circling the wagons, joe. you know how it works. we have a stinker coming here. you better be ready for it. >> in the military, you're responsible for everything that goes on during your watch. that means the director of the irs at the very least is re
they can't get anybody in the ring against mitch mcconnell. this plays into kentuckians resentment of government. they're taking up the guns. it's the evil irs. it's the revenuers and all that stuff. you hand that to mitch mcconnell, it's an extra 50,000 votes in rural kentucky. it just is. >> so the president, what can the president do, joe, right now, to meet this concern? i think it's a big one. i think this has got some legs. what does he do about the fact he's got, perhaps,...
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joe biden served in the senate for decades alongside mitch mcconnell. and it was really, i think, that relationship, and sort of his knowing the rhythm of congress. and also, frankly, the deadline that helped kind of push this along. >> brianna keilar in washington, thanks for being with us. we'll talk to you again real soon >> staying in the capital now with jonathan allen. senior congressional correspondent for politico. john, give us some sense of the word from the house this morning. because we're going to spend a lot of time telling all those folks who might have been doing something other than paying attention to what was going on with the fiscal cliff overnight what the details of the plans are. we wasting our breath? is this going to make it through the house? >> the message we're hearing from house republicans now is that one of two things is going to happen. they're either going to attempt to amend this bill and send it back to the senate with something that the house republicans like better. but failing that, and of course they failed to do t
joe biden served in the senate for decades alongside mitch mcconnell. and it was really, i think, that relationship, and sort of his knowing the rhythm of congress. and also, frankly, the deadline that helped kind of push this along. >> brianna keilar in washington, thanks for being with us. we'll talk to you again real soon >> staying in the capital now with jonathan allen. senior congressional correspondent for politico. john, give us some sense of the word from the house this...
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mcconnell, and i think mitch mcconnell's basic stance, which is that we'll take the federal government's money, but we don't like the federal government, is the kind that sells in kentucky. and it's sold time and time again. >> focuses on jobs, he's going to be playing defense like this. i don't think it's going to work. i'm going to back to what i've said, a democrat should be for jobs, jobs, jobs, black community, anybody in kentucky, you're always stronger, even if you fail, if you're fighting for jobs. thank you, a.b., thank you howard fineman. we'll be right back after this. ♪ [ agent smith ] i've found software that intrigues me. it appears it's an agent of good. ♪ [ agent smith ] ge software connects patients to nurses to the right machines while dramatically reducing waiting time. [ telephone ringing ] now a waiting room is just a room. [ static warbles ] i'm on expert on softball. and tea parties. i'll have more awkward conversations than i'm equipped for, because i'm raising two girls on my own. i'll worry about the economy more than a few times before they're grown. but it
mcconnell, and i think mitch mcconnell's basic stance, which is that we'll take the federal government's money, but we don't like the federal government, is the kind that sells in kentucky. and it's sold time and time again. >> focuses on jobs, he's going to be playing defense like this. i don't think it's going to work. i'm going to back to what i've said, a democrat should be for jobs, jobs, jobs, black community, anybody in kentucky, you're always stronger, even if you fail, if you're...
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this is how it's filtered through mitch mcconnell. this is what you'll hear from him and the next year and a half. >> creates a depression in central appalachia that is west virginia and eastern kentucky and also since we have a number of automobile plants and a lot of auto supply plants in our state, it drives the costs of production. of parts and vehicles up. this is a huge step in the wrong direction. particularly in the middle of the most tepid recovery after a deep recession in any one's memory. >> i've been saying the democrats aren't going to pay much of a price because the places you have paid a political price have already largely abandoned them. here's one, perry, you talk about the best thing grimes can do is sort of separate herself from what obama is doing. do you think she's going to forcefully separate herself or find a way to support this? >> i talked to jesse mcconnell's campaign yesterday and he must have used the phrase war on coal ten times. that is the issue they're going to run on aggressively. grimes running aga
this is how it's filtered through mitch mcconnell. this is what you'll hear from him and the next year and a half. >> creates a depression in central appalachia that is west virginia and eastern kentucky and also since we have a number of automobile plants and a lot of auto supply plants in our state, it drives the costs of production. of parts and vehicles up. this is a huge step in the wrong direction. particularly in the middle of the most tepid recovery after a deep recession in any...
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i spoke with senate republican leader's mitch mcconnell. he was of course the republican leader. >> glad to be with you. from what i gather president obama tonight will make a strong case to not have a see quester. well it was his idea by the way which is interesting to see him walk away from it. we made a promise to the american people that we would cut $1.2 trillion in spending. and and here the presented was ready to walk away. but if we walk away from ( y for ( y the amount of spending reduction we promised from a little over a year ago then we have have no credibility at all which is the spending is out-of-control which is we now have an economy that looks like greece. associated with high def sit and debt countries. we need to go in a different direction. >> i'm the commitment you recorded today assaying there will be no last minute hectic negotiations and tax increases do you stay with that? >> the president signed into law to reduce spending this amount of money. it will go into effect. we are willing to discuss how to achieve this
i spoke with senate republican leader's mitch mcconnell. he was of course the republican leader. >> glad to be with you. from what i gather president obama tonight will make a strong case to not have a see quester. well it was his idea by the way which is interesting to see him walk away from it. we made a promise to the american people that we would cut $1.2 trillion in spending. and and here the presented was ready to walk away. but if we walk away from ( y for ( y the amount of...
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the big story is what it's going to say for mitch mcconnell. but everyone went after the red herring. he turned it into who told you. >> the media went for it, by and large, because the magic letters fbi. >> yes. >> they carry a whole lot of weight. that's number one. the other thing he did and his aides did is scream about the vast left wing conspiracy, the left -- >> today. that's the new one. >> yesterday was the left wing. the key thing there is and he wrote a piece for huff post about this now, talking about my sources in kentucky, mitch mcconnell still even to this day has a problem with the conservative base -- >> losing the primary. >> of the republican party in kentucky at the very bottom of the transcript that david got, there's a throw away line where the aides say and by the way, don't worry, boss, we're going to look the a the primary challengers, too, and that's something -- >> let's go with that. is this whole -- i'm bringing the fbi in, i'm doing my comments at the end of the show. he has a little spat and calls in the fbi, for
the big story is what it's going to say for mitch mcconnell. but everyone went after the red herring. he turned it into who told you. >> the media went for it, by and large, because the magic letters fbi. >> yes. >> they carry a whole lot of weight. that's number one. the other thing he did and his aides did is scream about the vast left wing conspiracy, the left -- >> today. that's the new one. >> yesterday was the left wing. the key thing there is and he wrote a...
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>> this will be a high-profile race because it is mitch mcconnell and even republicans in kentucky are not really sold on him and that's who they have and he's been around for so long, but even republicans are americans and we all are really upset about the quagmire. you just had a piece on how polarized washington is. who led us to the polarization? who has been there for 25 years and mitch mcconnell has caused this, he almost single-handedly has done that in kentucky and he's been a big component of the polarization in washington. so whoever it is that runs against him is coming from a good position, except if you take a wrong position on the colt. in 2004 when i ran against an incumbent jim bunning i put $160 meals in my -- and how is she going to overcome the coal issue and you can't overcome coal in kentucky and quite frankly, the future of the country depends on where we move coal to. >> we'll have to leave it right there. former kentucky, lieutenant governor. i do appreciate you making the drive to the studio. thank you. >> thank you, craig. >>> switching gears here. the nation'
>> this will be a high-profile race because it is mitch mcconnell and even republicans in kentucky are not really sold on him and that's who they have and he's been around for so long, but even republicans are americans and we all are really upset about the quagmire. you just had a piece on how polarized washington is. who led us to the polarization? who has been there for 25 years and mitch mcconnell has caused this, he almost single-handedly has done that in kentucky and he's been a big...
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. >> cenk: and more on the drama between mitch mcconnell and ashashley judd. >> she's emotionally unbalanced. >> cenk: we know who made the tapes. we know. we're going to share it with you. it's go time. cenk: all right, welcome to "the young turks." now, boy the gun control advocates did such an amazing vigil last night into this morning. they brought family members of victims of gun shootings and they had them read the 3300 names of people who have been killed since newtown. now, it took all night. it was called filibuster the filibuster to counter the filibuster the republicans were doing on gun control legislation. we got to the sister of elementary school vicky soto. this is what happened. >> grace mcdonald, age seven. december 14, 2012, newtown connecticut. >> victoria soto, age 27, december 14, 2012, newtown connecticut. rachel davino, age 29, december 14, 2012, newtown connecticut. lauren russo age 30, december 14, 2012, newtown connecticut... cenk: all right that was laurie haas helping her. they kept on reading. for this segment you'll continue to see that. laurie haas, who's daugh
. >> cenk: and more on the drama between mitch mcconnell and ashashley judd. >> she's emotionally unbalanced. >> cenk: we know who made the tapes. we know. we're going to share it with you. it's go time. cenk: all right, welcome to "the young turks." now, boy the gun control advocates did such an amazing vigil last night into this morning. they brought family members of victims of gun shootings and they had them read the 3300 names of people who have been killed...
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and mitch mcconnell is the one who really wanted a deal because mitch mcconnell made the political calculation that the best leverage that the democrats and the white house had over them in this ongoing budget battle -- and let's remember, that's what we are in the middle of. and we haven't gotten rid of that. this ongoing battle of shaping the federal budget, who pays for deficit reduction, that the tax issue wasn't solved, that that would be a bigger sledgehammer against the republicans. so mcconnell was incentivized to do a deal, and so were all the senate republicans. that's why you saw such an effort in the last two day, particularly on mitch mcconnell to try and hammer out some sort of deal. the president wants a deal. he doesn't want to go over the cliff. now there are a bunch of other democrats that do. but the president didn't want to do it because he wants to be able to take this. he thinks that having a straight-up fight when debt ceiling expires in two months, and priorities about how to handle the deficit reduction and all these other things, that they will have a stronger leg to
and mitch mcconnell is the one who really wanted a deal because mitch mcconnell made the political calculation that the best leverage that the democrats and the white house had over them in this ongoing budget battle -- and let's remember, that's what we are in the middle of. and we haven't gotten rid of that. this ongoing battle of shaping the federal budget, who pays for deficit reduction, that the tax issue wasn't solved, that that would be a bigger sledgehammer against the republicans. so...
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we're told republican leader mitch mcconnell is on board. the vice president is briefing democrats right now. you saw him walk past the cameras wishing everyone a happy new year. we'll see if there's a happy new year. much me of the breaking news right after this. you know that little 50-pound thingy at the doctor's office when they weigh you, and they have to move it over? my doctor does not have to do that anymore. [ male announcer ] for every 2 pounds you lose through diet and exercise alli can help you lose one more by blocking some of the fat you eat. feels great. [ male announcer ] simple. effective. take that, 50 pound thingy. let's fight fat with alli. learn more, lose more at letsfightfat.com. learn more, lose more ...so as you can see, geico's customer satisfaction is at 97%. mmmm tasty. and cut! very good. people are always asking me how we make these geico adverts. so we're taking you behind the scenes. this coffee cup, for example, is computer animated. it's not real. geico's customer satisfaction is quite real though. this comp
we're told republican leader mitch mcconnell is on board. the vice president is briefing democrats right now. you saw him walk past the cameras wishing everyone a happy new year. we'll see if there's a happy new year. much me of the breaking news right after this. you know that little 50-pound thingy at the doctor's office when they weigh you, and they have to move it over? my doctor does not have to do that anymore. [ male announcer ] for every 2 pounds you lose through diet and exercise alli...
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looks like mitch mcconnel has republicans on board. it needs to pass with large margin. the big question mark is the house. john ba john baoehner has had this marker. he said no to his own plan b bill that had the tax rates going up for those over a million dollars. there's no question will be republican defections in the house. can he keep together a ma jorjo of his caucus. the house republicans have been so unpredictable that i couldn't wager a guess on that. i would think they want to take this deal and live to fight another day but you just don't flow until you see the votes come through. >> i'm sure you just overhead my conversation. john boehner is in really tough spot. talk about your thoughts on what he's got to be doing as far as the dance to please members of his party and try to work out a compromise. >> he's probably the person having the worst new year's eve of anybody in washington. he's got to contend with the fact he's going to need some democrats on board. he's got a caucus that doesn't like to go along with him. they don't really trust him think think h
looks like mitch mcconnel has republicans on board. it needs to pass with large margin. the big question mark is the house. john ba john baoehner has had this marker. he said no to his own plan b bill that had the tax rates going up for those over a million dollars. there's no question will be republican defections in the house. can he keep together a ma jorjo of his caucus. the house republicans have been so unpredictable that i couldn't wager a guess on that. i would think they want to take...
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this is the mitch mcconnell race and jesse benton is mitch mcconnell's campaign manager. listen. >> between you and me, i'm sort of holding my nose for two years because what we're doing here is going to be a big benefit to rand in '16 so that's my long vision. >> he doesn't deny this is his voice talking about holding his nose as he works for mitch mcconnell. mitch mcconnell and jesse benton posted pictures to show they are trying to make a check out of this. it isn't a joke. >> it hurts mitch mcconnell more than jesse benton. mitch mcconnell is a measurrcen politician. whatever it takes to win, he does. that's been his m.o. that's politics about winning and mitch mcconnell wants to win. he decided the only way to prevent from losing a primary challenge is see if pauls would help. they cut a deal. the pauls are helping. is this a marriage of convenience? yes. is this a marriage of love? no one believes that mitch mcconnell loves the paul world or that the paul world loves mitch. they cut a deal. it is what it is. it hurts mcconnell because it gives him primary challenger
this is the mitch mcconnell race and jesse benton is mitch mcconnell's campaign manager. listen. >> between you and me, i'm sort of holding my nose for two years because what we're doing here is going to be a big benefit to rand in '16 so that's my long vision. >> he doesn't deny this is his voice talking about holding his nose as he works for mitch mcconnell. mitch mcconnell and jesse benton posted pictures to show they are trying to make a check out of this. it isn't a joke....
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mitch mcconnell who says there will be tough questions for hagel. >>> is john mccain just a bitter man because president obama beat him and he's just bitter and keeps attacking whatever the president does and mitch mcconnell is still trying to live up to his saying that will make him a one-term president and in the second term, he's still trying to ruin the obama presidency? >> i think this is all a question of sour grapes. you said it first. leaving aside chuck hagel's qualifications, and he's as fine a man that ever served in the senate, number one. number two, not all of the good thing that is you dlelineated ad the president delineated, but he's probably done the most in the history of the senate. he's been e norronormously effe. i think guys like me who entered the army as privates, that warms our heart all over. he's a great pick. what you said correctly, reverend sharpton, wlen you said the president has the right to pick his own team. it's always been the tradition in america. unless there's something grievously wrong with an individual, or unless that individual is clearly unq
mitch mcconnell who says there will be tough questions for hagel. >>> is john mccain just a bitter man because president obama beat him and he's just bitter and keeps attacking whatever the president does and mitch mcconnell is still trying to live up to his saying that will make him a one-term president and in the second term, he's still trying to ruin the obama presidency? >> i think this is all a question of sour grapes. you said it first. leaving aside chuck hagel's...
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. >> i think mitch mcconnell will decide for himself whether he wants to pick the first fight with the re-elected president over this -- chris: 55 votes? >> i any $think it depends on what is known and said over the next week or so. a filibuster is a possibility. not a likelihood. i think they need more evidence. if they've got something, put it on the table. chris: so if the shoe drops this week -- >> and the president needs to back him up, too. chris: hillary clinton did something big this week. she ended her tour as secretary of state. she showed off her skill, carefully and pleasantly stepping aside from every reporter's attempt to find a window into her presidential stantd. i tried that on the hard ball tour. >> will you be running for president in 2004? no. are we done? chris: will you be running for president in 2008? >> you know, i have said the same thing to everyone, to every important public figure and commentator. no one of your stature, however, has ever asked me this question. unfortunately, you're going to get the same answer. i have absolutely no plans -- chris: i have
. >> i think mitch mcconnell will decide for himself whether he wants to pick the first fight with the re-elected president over this -- chris: 55 votes? >> i any $think it depends on what is known and said over the next week or so. a filibuster is a possibility. not a likelihood. i think they need more evidence. if they've got something, put it on the table. chris: so if the shoe drops this week -- >> and the president needs to back him up, too. chris: hillary clinton did...
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this time it's mitch mcconnell's campaign manager, jesse benton, allegedly talking about mitch mcconnell. >> between you and me, i'm sort of holding my nose for two years because what we're doing here is going to be a big benefit for rand in '16. that's my long vision. >> holding my nose to work for mitch mcconnell? still seems like the greater sin here is the alleged bribery. paying republican politicians to switch their endorsements? but pretending you're committed to a candidate in public, being his public spokesman and in private saying you're holding your nose about it and you're in it just to help some other guy, and it's that other guy, ick. late this afternoon, in an attempt to make fun out of his miserable turn, the mcconnell campaign posted this picture of jesse benton holding his nose. see, it's all just good kentucky republican fun. seriously. fun. we do? i took the trash out. i know. and thank you so much for that. i think we should get a medicare supplement insurance plan. right now? [ male announcer ] whether you're new to medicare or not, you may know it only covers about
this time it's mitch mcconnell's campaign manager, jesse benton, allegedly talking about mitch mcconnell. >> between you and me, i'm sort of holding my nose for two years because what we're doing here is going to be a big benefit for rand in '16. that's my long vision. >> holding my nose to work for mitch mcconnell? still seems like the greater sin here is the alleged bribery. paying republican politicians to switch their endorsements? but pretending you're committed to a candidate...
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he even said this is now for harry reid and mitch mcconnell to decide and they couldn't either the when they actually did vote on new year's eve it undermined what has been the governing rule of the republicans for the past decade, which is nothing should pass without a majority vote and they didn't have a majority vote, and then immediately turned around to re-elect him speaker. it was never really in doubt. but i think having 12 votes, essentially 12 votes on the floor against -- against his speakership being re-elected with only 220 votes does not send a message of strength going into these next rounds. gwen: and mike, when all is said and done -- nice pen drop there! -- when all is said and didn't you president was still able to wrangle his basics. he wanted to be able to raise taxes on the wealthy, however you define wealthy, and he got that. >> certainly the white house and other democrats look at this and say this is a water shed moment. we got the democrats to break the cardinal, visceral value they have, raising taxes. the only problem is on new year's day taxes were already hi
he even said this is now for harry reid and mitch mcconnell to decide and they couldn't either the when they actually did vote on new year's eve it undermined what has been the governing rule of the republicans for the past decade, which is nothing should pass without a majority vote and they didn't have a majority vote, and then immediately turned around to re-elect him speaker. it was never really in doubt. but i think having 12 votes, essentially 12 votes on the floor against -- against his...
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filibuster that mitch mcconnell. that's his contribution to the nation for getting what's good for the they would not have done all of this dirty politics practicing at a time politics of personal destruction if they didn't fear. in florida hello, greg. good morning. >> i think an investigation, not an investigation per se but digging into actual mental health issues is appropriate. kicked out a vice presidential candidate for basically exactly the same thing being institutionalized 20 years prior. i think if the federal government says you are not sane enough to own the gun, i think that's the proposal you are trying to make is people who have been institutionalized for mental health issues shouldn't be sane enough to own a gun, why should she be a candidate? >> bill: look, you raise a lot of issues here, craig. first of all, you were talking about thomas eagleton. i think thomas is his first name. eagleton. right? i think the democratic party made a huge mistake at that time. only because at one time, admittedly. i
filibuster that mitch mcconnell. that's his contribution to the nation for getting what's good for the they would not have done all of this dirty politics practicing at a time politics of personal destruction if they didn't fear. in florida hello, greg. good morning. >> i think an investigation, not an investigation per se but digging into actual mental health issues is appropriate. kicked out a vice presidential candidate for basically exactly the same thing being institutionalized 20...
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mcconnell has claimed it to be. >> mitch mcconnell is the most unpopular senator in america according to public policy polling. only 36 approve of his job performance, 54% disapprove. joining me, karen finney that will soon host a new weekend program on msnbc and ana marie cox from the guardian. we expected they would be doing some kind of opposition research on ashley judd as ashley judd moved toward a decision on running, but these guys were obviously going to play it as ugly as could be imagined. >> oh, absolutely. and look, on one hand whereas i do not condone what they were doing and if i were part of a campaign, wouldn't feel comfortable with that line of attack, we know that's the way the game is played. we both worked in politics long enough to know that's part of the unfortunate reality. what i find priceless is the classic deflection. if you're going to sit in a room, say this is how we're going to attack somebody, be a man, have the guts to defend that, right, when you go out. don't try to deflect by saying oh, these nixonian tactics, which as far as i understand from this
mcconnell has claimed it to be. >> mitch mcconnell is the most unpopular senator in america according to public policy polling. only 36 approve of his job performance, 54% disapprove. joining me, karen finney that will soon host a new weekend program on msnbc and ana marie cox from the guardian. we expected they would be doing some kind of opposition research on ashley judd as ashley judd moved toward a decision on running, but these guys were obviously going to play it as ugly as could...
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not saying feel sorry for mitch mcconnell. it seems to me the problem here is much bigger, the culture of the republican party that leads to mitch mcconnell doing what he does and saying what he does. >>y see him at all as someone who is a favorite of the base. i spent a lot of time reporting and talking to people -- religious right activists and people who are part of that, part of the republican base. and mitch mcconnell is not sort of this heroic figure to them. in fact, i don't get the sense even that they paid that much attention to his maneuvering in the senate. they are much more moved by seeing somebody like ted cruz pontificate at a hearing or on the senate floor and so i think that he's -- like you say, reading his colleagues -- the pressure on his colleagues from their base. and perhaps also from his own base in kentucky. but i just -- i don't see him as a true believer. i always read him as a functi functionary. >> maybe the -- he is the great hope now for anybody who wants to get the immigration reform through. if
not saying feel sorry for mitch mcconnell. it seems to me the problem here is much bigger, the culture of the republican party that leads to mitch mcconnell doing what he does and saying what he does. >>y see him at all as someone who is a favorite of the base. i spent a lot of time reporting and talking to people -- religious right activists and people who are part of that, part of the republican base. and mitch mcconnell is not sort of this heroic figure to them. in fact, i don't get...
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but what do we know about mitch mcconnell? and he continues to be far to the right of where most voters are. not only that, he really demonstrates what is wrong with washington, the gridlock, the obstruction, the very clearly saying in his own words our number one goal is to try and defeat president obama. that was his stated policy goal. and so i think a lot of voters have just had it with washington as usual. and there is no one really who demonstrates washington as usual as much as mitch mcconnell. the fact that his own campaign manager can't get excited about him is really a symptom rather than a cause of where his troubles are going to be. >> sam stein, you are mitch mcconnell. i know this is a stretch for you. but i want you to put yourself into his mind and body. must you now fire this guy? >> no. you can't fire this guy. part of the reason that jesse benton was brought over to run the mitch mcconnell campaign was to give him the type of cache with the rand paul, ron paul crowd. he's ron paul's son-in-law. this is not s
but what do we know about mitch mcconnell? and he continues to be far to the right of where most voters are. not only that, he really demonstrates what is wrong with washington, the gridlock, the obstruction, the very clearly saying in his own words our number one goal is to try and defeat president obama. that was his stated policy goal. and so i think a lot of voters have just had it with washington as usual. and there is no one really who demonstrates washington as usual as much as mitch...
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let's go back be to mitch mcconnell on the senate floor. he supports it. >> i'm not going back on this agreement. there's a lot more we need to do to get our nation's fiscal house in order. hopefully, once we've gotten past the drama of the moment, we can get to work on it. but for now, let's not understate the importance of the budget control act or the importance of the fight tompt preserve it. this legislation is the largest spending reduction bill of the laurt quarter century and the largest deficit reduction bill since 1981 that didn't include a tax hike. reserving this law is critically important to the future of our country. throughout this debate, the public has rightly focused on obama care. for good reason. this law sura salvaging our economy, killing jobs, driving up premiums, and driving people off the health care plans they have and like in droves. its disastrous rollout is a sign of even worse things to come and the refusal to delay it reflects a kind of stubborn ideological obsession that will do untold damage to our country.
let's go back be to mitch mcconnell on the senate floor. he supports it. >> i'm not going back on this agreement. there's a lot more we need to do to get our nation's fiscal house in order. hopefully, once we've gotten past the drama of the moment, we can get to work on it. but for now, let's not understate the importance of the budget control act or the importance of the fight tompt preserve it. this legislation is the largest spending reduction bill of the laurt quarter century and the...
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i assume you agree if harry reid and mitch mcconnell put it on the floor and there's a vote, it will pass the senate despite your objection? >> i think it will pass with bipartisan support in the senate. the house is more unpredictable, but once democrats sign onboard in the house, it should pass as well. it's going to require democrats and republicans probably in both bodies in order to pass. i personally don't like it because i think we're kicking the can down the road and we aren't addressing the real crisis in the country which really, to tell you the truth, was not the fiscal cliff that everybody is talking about. it's a debt crisis where we're spending over a trillion each year that we don't have, where we now owe more per person than they do in greece. in some measurements we're worse off than greece now, and this deal will do nothing to help reduce the deficit. >> happy new year to you and everyone out there. thank you for joining us. pass along my best regards to your dad as well. >>> ali velshi is still with us. i know you disagree strongly with some of the comments that we
i assume you agree if harry reid and mitch mcconnell put it on the floor and there's a vote, it will pass the senate despite your objection? >> i think it will pass with bipartisan support in the senate. the house is more unpredictable, but once democrats sign onboard in the house, it should pass as well. it's going to require democrats and republicans probably in both bodies in order to pass. i personally don't like it because i think we're kicking the can down the road and we aren't...